BRICS, China/HK a bi-directional gateway

2019 10 24, Government of Hong Kong (China) https://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2019/10/20191024/20191024_153438_940.html

Chief Executive Carrie Lam

I would first like to express my sincere gratitude to the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (OCMFA) for co-organising with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government this meaningful forum in Hong Kong, particularly at a rather difficult time. This once again manifests the Central Government's recognition of Hong Kong as a well-established platform to promote the exchange of expert views and cultivate international collaboration.

As a co-host of this forum, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all political leaders, business elites, distinguished scholars and heads of think tanks who have come to join this forum and share your valuable insights, especially those friends who have flown across the globe to Hong Kong to show their support. My special thanks also goes to Governor Ma and Secretary Leong, who have respectively led their delegations of Guangdong and Macau to Hong Kong to participate in this forum.

Last time when I was here in this same venue, actually with many of the guests in the audience, also on the topic of the Greater Bay Area, was the promulgation of the Outline Development Plan in February this year. Since then, we have a lot of advancement in the

BRICS, China/Hong Kong Protests: Fading Foreign Tantrum, Not Genuine Revolution

6.09.2019, New Eastern Outlook (Russia) https://journal-neo.org/2019/09/26/hong-kong-protests-fading-foreign-tantrum-not-genuine-revolution/

Author: Joseph Thomas

Just as unfolded in 2014 during the so-called “Umbrella protests” or “Occupy Central” movement, a growing backlash has begun across Hong Kong against US-funded protests that have attempted to disrupt governance and commerce as part of a floundering movement to maintain Western influence in the region.

The Sydney Morning Herald in its article, “Triads linked to violent pro-China gangs as Hong Kong protests enter dangerous new phase,” ignored weeks of violence carried out by US-backed protests in Hong Kong, and portrayed locals retaliating as “violent pro-China gangs.” It should be pointed out that Hong Kong is in China.

The article claims:

Turbulence in Hong Kong has reached a dangerous new phase, analysts say, amid escalating